Xiaoman is one of the twenty-four solar terms, the second of the summer season. This is the time when the seeds of summer crops begin to fill up, but not yet mature, only the first full, so the name “small full”. Therefore, “the moon” seventy-two wait for the collection of interpretation of the cloud: “April, small full of things to this small to get full.” Xiaoman climate characteristics Xiaoman “full”, can refer to both the seeds of ripe, can also refer to the rain surplus. Southern region of the proverb “small full full river full” reflects the climate characteristics of this area rainfall, rainfall. If the cold air south, and the southern warm and humid airflow is also strong, then it is easy to appear heavy rain or very heavy rain. Therefore, the late Xiaoman Festival is also part of the southern region into the flood stage. Xiaoman festival health 1, hot days to prevent “on fire” Xiaoman temperature gradually rise, if the rest is not regular, too much pressure, often stay up late or eat too much spicy food, is likely to cause internal heat, commonly known as “on fire”. Stress mental factors caused by heart heat, so that people do not sleep well or palpitations; and spicy food caused by gastrointestinal heat fire, it is easy to cause constipation, mouth ulcers, female leucorrhea abnormalities and other discomfort. 2, to prevent “wet evil” stalking Xiaoman season weather and wet and wet, not only easy to trigger foot, eczema and other skin diseases, can also lead to loss of appetite, drowsiness and sleepiness and other summer fatigue syndrome. You can eat some red beans, barley, mung beans and other spleen-healthy damp food to help eliminate dampness. Rainy weather or foggy weather should avoid opening windows to avoid moisture into the room. Once wet by the rain, you should promptly replace the wet clothing, and then drink some ginger brown sugar water. 3, mosquito prevention skills After the heat of the day, mosquitoes gradually more up. Anti-mosquito work, the first thing to do from the clean. The mosquitoes like to gather backlit moist corner of the regular cleaning, but also clean up pots, tanks, buckets of water to prevent mosquitoes in which to lay eggs. In addition, should try to wear light-colored clothes, less perfume, cosmetics, to avoid attracting mosquitoes. Can eat more vegetables with carotene or garlic and other spicy taste of vegetables. 4, avoid the mind and mind summer heavy heart. As the temperature rises, hot and humid, the human heart fire is also exuberant at this time, manifested as irritability, temper tantrums. Therefore, to adjust the mood, to prevent excessive emotions triggered by hypertension, cerebrovascular accidents and other diseases. 5, nap do not greedy cold night to sleep, pay attention to keep warm, to avoid catching cold and wind from the cold. At the same time should also be in line with the law of the summer yang, increase nap time to ensure that there is sufficient sleep time to keep energetic. The weather is hotter after Xiaoman, the body sweats more, the diet should be light at this time. Winter melon, carrots, yams, watermelon, pears and bananas and other fruits and vegetables that help nourish yin and clear fire are good choices. The most seasonal food to eat: barley, mulberry Mulberry is generally mature in April to June, belongs to the small full seasonal fruit. Mulberry contains highly effective antioxidant function, has a nutritious skin, delay aging, eyesight, relieve eye fatigue and dryness, can also protect cardiovascular function, prevent atherosclerosis. Job’s tear is known as the “king of cereals” and has a significant effect in eliminating internal heat and strengthening the spleen to get damp. As the dampness is heavy before and after the small full, barley is the ideal health food for this period.